Ezekiel - 47:23



23 It shall happen, that in what tribe the stranger lives, there you shall give him his inheritance, says the Lord Yahweh.

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Explanation and meaning of Ezekiel 47:23.

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And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
And in what tribe soever the stranger shall be, there shall you give him possession, saith the Lord God.
And it hath come to pass, in the tribe with which the sojourner sojourneth, there ye give his inheritance, an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojournes, there shall you give him his inheritance, said the Lord GOD.
In whatever tribe the man from a strange land is living, there you are to give him his heritage, says the Lord.
And in whatever tribe the new arrival will be, there you shall give a possession to him, says the Lord God."

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And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth,.... Whatsoever particular congregation or church these strangers and sojourners (as all the Lord's people are in this world, and even in their church state), or those Gentiles before described, shall be nearest unto, and to which they shall propose themselves for communion, they shall be readily admitted:
there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord God; allow him a name and a place; put him in the possession of all church privileges and immunities; look upon him as a member, a brother, a fellow citizen, as an heir together of the grace of life, and as equally entitled to the inheritance of the saints in light; and for this they have the authority and order of Jehovah himself.

His inheritance - This certainly looks at gospel times, when the partition - wall between Jew and Gentile was taken down, and both put on a level before God, both made one in Christ Jesus.

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